Straitly

strait  (strt)

n.

1. Abbr. Str. or St. A narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water. Often used in the plural with a singular verb.

2. A position of difficulty, perplexity, distress, or need. Often used in the plural: in desperate straits.

adj.

1.

a. Difficult; stressful.

b. Having or marked by limited funds or resources.

2. Archaic

a. Narrow.

b. Affording little space or room; confined.

c. Fitting tightly; constricted.

3. Archaic Strict, rigid, or righteous.

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[Middle English streit, narrow, a strait, from Old French estreit, tight, narrow, from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere, to draw tight; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]

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straitly adv.

straitness n.